Catch or no catch

[MD Longhorn]

Originally Posted by RonTberry

Just curious why an umpire would ever need an out, desperately or otherwise?

Originally Posted by RonTberry

But I can tell you this would really bother if I knew an umpire in my game made a decision based on what the score is.

If you're just curious, then why would you take umbrage at the answer...

You say you're not a coach, so you've not been there. Jice's example happens. More extreme versions of Jice's example happens. Sometimes it's 20-3, and the side with 20 HAS put in his backups ... and the side with 3 (or more commonly zero) can't make an out to save it's life. Even the coach with 20 (30? 40?) wants you to help them out.

Don't get upset that an umpire would do this. NONE of us would do this in a game that's even remotely close.